Research Article

Soft scale (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) species on fruit orchards of Diyarbakır and Elazığ provinces in Türkiye

Volume: 47 Number: 2 July 20, 2023
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Soft scale (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) species on fruit orchards of Diyarbakır and Elazığ provinces in Türkiye

Abstract

This study was carried out in order to determine the soft scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) species, their host plants, distribution areas, densities and infestation rates on fruit production areas of Diyarbakır and Elazığ Provinces in 2017-2018. As a result of the study, 7 soft scale species were determined on 12 fruit plants. The most common species and the widest host plant range was Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché, 1844) in the study areas. Sphaerolecanium prunastri (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1834) and Didesmococcus unifasciatus (Archangelskaya, 1923) were determined to be the most important species in the region. Didesmococcus unifasciatus caused heavy infestation on almond, Prunus dulcis (Mill.) (Rosales: Rosaceae) trees (Scale 4) at rates of 3.1% and 0,9% in Çınar district of Diyarbakır and Sivrice district of Elazığ, respectively. Sphaerolecanium prunastri caused heavy infestation on apricots, Prunus armeniaca L. (Rosales: Rosaceae) at rates of 3.8% and 4.6% in Elazığ's Central and Baskil districts, which have significant apricot production areas.

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Supporting Institution

General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies

Project Number

Project no: BSAD/A/19/A2/P1/1370

Thanks

We thank the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (Project No: BSAD/A/19/A2/P1/1370) for supporting this study

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Entomology , Entomology in Agriculture

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

July 17, 2023

Publication Date

July 20, 2023

Submission Date

December 21, 2022

Acceptance Date

July 7, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 47 Number: 2

APA
Gülmez, M., Ülgentürk, S., & Ulusoy, M. R. (2023). Soft scale (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) species on fruit orchards of Diyarbakır and Elazığ provinces in Türkiye. Turkish Journal of Entomology, 47(2), 199-213. https://doi.org/10.16970/entoted.1221736

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